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In ~ writing, you join all the letters in each word together, without taking your pen off the paper. This sort of writing is used by older children and adults.
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2.
Journalists sometimes use ~ to describe plans, ideas, or organizations which seem sensible, sophisticated, and mature, especially when they think that they have been unsophisticated or immature in the past.
...another step towards ~ government.
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